ABSTRACT
With humble beginnings as a means by which adults would rent workshop space and chip in together to afford expensive tools, Makerspaces are now making their way into schools. In Makerspaces, technology and engineering are often naturally incorporated, and teachers can provide structure to purposefully incorporate math and science. A Makerspace is for open-ended creating, not teacher-led projects. Makerspace ties in well with many science objectives. The most important aspect of a Makerspace is organization. Storage systems are nice, especially when everything is easily visible to students. Makerspace tools for kids should include scissors, markers, hot glue guns, a sewing machine, LEGO robotics kits, pipe cleaners, batteries, computers, tape, video cameras, Arduino programmers, and Makey Makey electronic kits, to name just a few. Recyclables such as cardboard, wood, and plastic bottles can be very useful in student projects.
